Morocco’s Badr Banoun holds up the trophy with teammates as they celebrate after winning the final football match of the African Nations Championship against Nigeria at the Mohammed V Casablanca Stadium on February 4, 2018.Fadel SENNA / AFP

They were a sorry sight in the magnificent Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca. The boys, who thrilled Nigerians with their gusty football on their way to the final, were a shadow of themselves yesterday, as Morocco strolled to a 4-0 victory in the final of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN).The Nigerians’ cause was not helped by the rain that made the pitch difficult to play on. That is not to take anything away from the Moroccans, who came with a game plan, fast-paced football, and executed it successfully.